Things to do in Milwaukee this weekend

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Get a jump on the 2014 food-truck season with Street Eats, an evening of offerings from Milwaukee-area food trucks and food carts from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday in Catalano Square, at E. Menomonee and N. Milwaukee streets in the Historic Third Ward. More than 20 vendors are expected to be on hand for the event, sponsored by the Shepherd Express.

Horror-O-Rama, a multimedia horror-themed bash, haunts Best Place at the Historic Pabst Brewery, 901 W. Juneau Ave., from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday. Among the night's ghoulish festivities: live performances, horror-themed music, a sideshow tent, horror film shorts, a costume contest, art made on-site and more, courtesy of Rockabilly Girl Productions. It's $10 in advance, $15 at the door.

There's no better way to get your nerd on than joining Microsoft's //publish/24-hour hackathon, bringing together programmers and computer developers from around the world to connect and get their apps from idea to the marketplace. Among the sites in the 60-city global event, running from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, is Stone Creek Coffee's Factory Cafe, 422 N. 5th St. It's free, but you have to register to take part.